Obituaries

Sep 18, 2006

MIKE SHEETS IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Michael Joseph Sheets, 49, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 17, 2006, at his home after a brave battle. He was under the care of his loving wife, family, and dear friends. Mike was born February 20, 1957, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Gerald Joseph Sheets and Genevieve Kabernagel Wallace. He grew up and attended...

Sep 18, 2006

CHASE K. SAYER IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Chase K. Sayer, 14, of Meridian, passed away peacefully September 17, 2006, at the home of his personal care provider and foster mother, Sheila Butler. Chase and his twin sister, Kylee, were born March 26, 1992, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Kelly Jay Sayer and Susan Joy Christensen Sayer. He lived with his...

Sep 18, 2006

JENESE HENDRICKS IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Jenese Moser Hendricks, 67, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 17, 2006, at her home of complications of diabetes. She was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. She was born March 27, 1939, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Charles F. Moser and Alyce V. Crowley Moser. She was raised in Coltman and...

Sep 14, 2006

DAVID S. REED IDAHO FALLS, ID -- David Smith Reed, 73, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 13, 2006, at his home of cancer. He was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. He was born December 27, 1932, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Charles Smith Reed and Helen Mae Lausch Reed. He grew up in Idaho Falls and...

Sep 13, 2006

ESTHER APKER IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Esther Cecelia Strong Apker, 86, of Idaho Falls, died September 13, 2006, at Good Samaritan Nursing Center. She was born May 23, 1920, in Naples, Idaho, to Fred Strong and Agnes Butler Strong. She graduated from high school and lived in Washington, Oregon, Montana, Colorado and in Idaho Falls the past 42 years. She...

Sep 12, 2006

MARK WALKER Fly free and happy, beyond birthdays and across forever And we’’ll meet, now and then when we wish, in the midst of the one celebration that can never end. IDAHO FALLS, ID - Mark Allen Walker, 33, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 9, 2006, near Mackay, Idaho. He was born April6, 1973, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Gloria...

Sep 12, 2006

UDELL LEAVITT IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Udell Leavitt, born September 25, 1929, to loving parents, Alton Leavitt and Arzell Thatcher Leavitt, passed away peacefully at home on September 11, 2006. His family moved to Idaho Falls at age 13 and he graduated from Idaho Falls High School in 1947. He served two hitches in the U. S. Army with the...

Sep 11, 2006

GY C. HANSEN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Gy Carlton Hansen, 70, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 8, 2006, at Idaho Falls Health & Rehabilitation Center. Gy was born January 11, 1936, in Mount Pleasant, Utah, to Gy Carlton Hansen and Ethel Vendora Shepherd Hansen. When he was 7 years old the family moved to Idaho Falls, where he grew...

Sep 8, 2006

NATHELL SPRACHER IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Nathell Spracher, 76, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 8, 2006, at her home from pneumonia. She was born January 13, 1930, in Garfield, Idaho, to Alfred Andrus and Elva Severson Andrus. She attended schools in Lincoln and Idaho Falls, graduating from Idaho Falls High School in 1947. She attended Eastern Idaho Technical College...

Sep 8, 2006

BEVERLY PARKS IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Beverly Marjean Parks, 72, of Idaho Falls, died September 3, 2006 at her home. She was born March 2, 1935, at Pingree, Idaho,to Jim Davidson and Marretta Jean Pritchet Davidson. She grew up and attended schools in the area. She married Vernal Bingham in Idaho Falls. They were later divorced. In 1962, she married...

Sep 7, 2006

RON ELLIS IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Ronald Leslie Ellis, 55, of Firth, passed away September 6, 2006, due to complications of cancer. He was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. He was born January 23, 1951, in Blackfoot, Idaho, to Emmett Lamar Ellis and Violet Lucille Merrill Ellis. He was raised throughout Southeastern Idaho and attended schools in...

Sep 7, 2006

PATRICIA MOORE IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Patricia M. Moore, 79, died September 5, 2006, at her home in Idaho Falls, where she had lived for many years and raised her family. She was born January 8, 1927, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and was the daughter of Evalyn Kinghorn Brooks and Richard N. Brooks. She lived and attended school in Billings,...

Sep 6, 2006

STEPHEN PURKEY IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Stephen Albert Purkey, 47, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 2, 2006, at Idaho Falls Health and Rehab Center. He was born August 17, 1949, in Cedar City, Utah, to Carroll Albert Purkey and Ester Christine Johnson Purkey (now Harris). He grew up in Idaho Falls and attended schools here until he was 15,...

Sep 6, 2006

Sep 6, 2006

DENNIS BALSEWICZ IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Dennis Stanley Balsewicz, 62, died August 30, 2006, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, Idaho Falls, Idaho. He was born November 23, 1943, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Stanley John Balsewicz and Lillian Grace Bradgon Balsewicz. He served in the U. S. Air Force from 1960-1964 and was stationed at Kirkland Air Force Base in...

Sep 6, 2006

MATT STEPHENS RIGBY, ID -- Matthew Ryan "Matt" Stephens, 24, of Rigby, Idaho, passed away September 4, 2006, in Logan, Utah. He was born October 22, 1981, in Tooele, Utah, to Michael M. Stephens and Wreatha Lynn Virgin Stephens. He grew up in Idaho Falls and graduated from Skyline High School. He was a student at Utah State University in...

Sep 5, 2006

ROBERT "BOB" LINDERMAN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Robert Daniel Linderman, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 4, 2006, at Idaho Falls Health & Rehabilitation Center. He was born January 30, 1924, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Daniel Henry Linderman and Catherine Knucky Linderman. He grew up on his family's ranch in Newdale, Idaho, and attended schools in the area....

Sep 5, 2006

RENA BIRCH IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Rena Pappas Birch, 91, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 4, 2006, at her home following a brief illness. She was under the care of her loving family and Aspen Home Health & Hospice. Rena was born June 20, 1915, in Chicago Heights, Illinois, the fourth of five children born to Theodore Pappas and...

Sep 5, 2006

SUE THOMAS MALAD, ID -- Ellen Sue Lincoln Thomas, 65, of Malad, passed away from complications of breast cancer, September 4, 2006 at her home. She was under care of Hospice Alliance. She was born February 4, 1941, in Grass Valley, California, to Clarence Raymond Lincoln and Muriel Louise Souder Lincoln. She attended Bess Maxwell Elementary and Del Norte High...

Sep 5, 2006

MARCIA COBURN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Marcia Bird Frazier Coburn, 63, of Idaho Falls, died September 1, 2006, at her home. She was born September 14, 1942, in Sugar City, Idaho, to Marcell Bird and Roberta Wilde Bird. She attended grade schools in Iona and Idaho Falls and graduated from Jackson Hole High School in 1960. She worked at the...